You can't get 802.11ac without a properly equipped router, so we weren't surprised to see an ASUS RT-AC66U positioned an inch away from the lappy's rear.

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The Playbar also needs to connect to a router and though my router isn't far from my TV, I couldn't connect my Playbar to it using the included Ethernet cable.

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This month Lucent is taking the wraps off what it insists will be a fully optical router, though it won't be ready until next July.

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